# 2023 Florida Gators football team

The 2023 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Billy Napier, the Gators played home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. The Florida Gators football team drew an average home attendance of 89,587 in 2023, the 10th highest of all college football teams.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Utah* | | Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | ESPN | L 11–24 | 53,644 |
| September 9 | 7:30 p.m. | McNeese* | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | ESPNU | W 49–7 | 88,163 |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 Tennessee | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | ESPN | W 29–16 | 90,751 |
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Charlotte* | No. 25 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | SECN+, ESPN+ | W 22–7 | 89,053 |
| September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at Kentucky | No. 22 | Kroger FieldLexington, KY (rivalry, SEC Nation) | ESPN | L 14–33 | 61,699 |
| October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | SECN | W 38–14 | 89,432 |
| October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at South Carolina | | Williams–Brice StadiumColumbia, SC | SECN | W 41–39 | 79,247 |
| October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Georgia | | EverBank StadiumJacksonville, FL (rivalry, SEC Nation) | CBS | L 20–43 | 76,251 |
| November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Arkansas | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | ESPN2 | L 36–39 $^{OT}$ | 89,782 |
| November 11 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 19 LSU | | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | SECN | L 35–52 | 102,321 |
| November 18 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 9 Missouri | | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | ESPN | L 31–33 | 62,621 |
| November 25 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 5 Florida State* | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (Sunshine Showdown) | ESPN | L 15–24 | 90,341 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | RV | — | — | 25 | 22 | — | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| Coaches | RV | — | — | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | | |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | | Not released |

## Game summaries
### No. 14 Utah

The season-opening matchup against Utah was notable for it being the Gators' first non-conference true road game outside the state of Florida since a 38–21 loss to Syracuse in the 1991 season. With the loss, the Gators' most recent non-conference road win outside the state of Florida remains a 38–13 win at Memphis State on September 23, 1989. They also had not played a road game west of the Rocky Mountains since a 1983 game at USC.
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
| 2–0 | September 3, 2022 | Florida | 29–26 |
Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| No. 14 Utah | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah
* Date: August 31
* Game time: 6:05 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 92 °F (33 °C) • Wind: W at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h) • Weather: sunny
* Game attendance: 53,644
* Referee: David Smith
* TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
| Statistics | Florida | Utah |
| First downs | 17 | 13 |
| Plays–yards | 65–346 | 53–270 |
| Rushes–yards | 21–13 | 30–105 |
| Passing yards | 333 | 165 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 31–44–1 | 15–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:56 | 28:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 31/44, 333 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Florida | Rushing | Trevor Etienne | 7 carries, 25 yards |
| Florida | Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 8 receptions, 92 yards |
| Utah | Passing | Bryson Barnes | 12/18, 159 yards, 1 TD |
| Utah | Rushing | Micah Bernard Nate Johnson | 45 yards 45 yards, 1 TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Money Parks | 1 reception, 70 yards, 1 TD |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Utah −5.5 | 44.5 |

### McNeese

* Previous meeting
* First Meeting
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| McNeese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Florida | 13 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 49 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: September 9
* Game time: 7:35 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 88,163
* Referee: Wayne Winkler
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
| Statistics | McNeese | Florida |
| First downs | 6 | 33 |
| Plays–yards | 40–112 | 74–560 |
| Rushes–yards | 26–46 | 51–327 |
| Passing yards | 66 | 233 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 7–14–0 | 18–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 23:51 | 36:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| McNeese | Passing | Nate Glantz | 6/13, 62 yards |
| McNeese | Rushing | D'Angelo Durham | 11 carries, 45 yards |
| McNeese | Receiving | Jon McCall | 1 reception, 18 yards |
| Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 14/17, 193 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida | Rushing | Montrell Johnson Jr. | 15 carries, 119 yards, 2 TD |
| Florida | Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 6 receptions, 123 yards |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Florida −47.5 | 55.5 |

### No. 11 Tennessee

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
| 31–21 | September 24, 2022 | Tennessee | 38–33 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 11 Tennessee | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| Florida | 6 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: September 16
* Game time: 7:08 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: sunny
* Game attendance: 90,751
* Referee: Scott Walker
* TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
| Statistics | Tennessee | Florida |
| First downs | 17 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 64–387 | 67–349 |
| Rushes–yards | 30–100 | 43–183 |
| Passing yards | 287 | 166 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 20–34–1 | 19–24–0 |
| Time of possession | 22:32 | 37:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Tennessee | Passing | Joe Milton III | 20/34, 287 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Tennessee | Rushing | Jaylen Wright | 16 carries, 63 yards |
| Tennessee | Receiving | Bru McCoy | 5 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 19/24, 166 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida | Rushing | Trevor Etienne | 23 carries, 172 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida | Receiving | Eugene Wilson III | 6 receptions, 44 yards |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Tennessee −5.5 | 55.5 |

### Charlotte

* Previous meeting
* First Meeting
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Charlotte | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 25 Florida | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: September 23
* Game time: 7:02 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • E at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: cloudy
* Game attendance: 89,053
* Referee: Lee Hedrick
* TV announcers (ESPN+/SECN+): Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Aaron Murray (analyst)
* Boxscore
| Statistics | Charlotte | Florida |
| First downs | 10 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 53–210 | 59–395 |
| Rushes–yards | 28–77 | 36–136 |
| Passing yards | 133 | 259 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 14–25–0 | 20–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:25 | 31:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Charlotte | Passing | Jalon Jones | 11/16, 111 yards |
| Charlotte | Rushing | Jalon Jones | 20 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD |
| Charlotte | Receiving | Colin Weber | 4 receptions, 54 yards |
| Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 20/23, 259 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida | Rushing | Montrell Johnson Jr. | 16 carries, 63 yards |
| Florida | Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 6 receptions, 104 yards |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Florida −28.5 | 48.5 |

### Kentucky

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
| 53–20 | September 10, 2022 | Kentucky | 26–16 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 22 Florida | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Kentucky | 16 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 33 |
at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky
* Date: September 30
* Game time: 12:07 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: E at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: sunny
* Game attendance: 61,699
* Referee: Matt Loeffler
* TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), and Katie George (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
| Statistics | Florida | Kentucky |
| First downs | 15 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 59–313 | 56–398 |
| Rushes–yards | 29–69 | 36–329 |
| Passing yards | 244 | 69 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 25–30–1 | 9–20–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:14 | 28:46 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 25/30, 244 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Florida | Rushing | Montrell Johnson Jr. | 10 carries, 42 yards |
| Florida | Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 3 receptions, 62 yards, 1 TD |
| Kentucky | Passing | Devin Leary | 9/20, 69 yards, 1 TD |
| Kentucky | Rushing | Ray Davis | 26 carries, 280 yards, 3 TD |
| Kentucky | Receiving | Barion Brown | 4 receptions, 37 yards |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Kentucky −1.5 | 43.5 |

### Vanderbilt

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
| 43–11–2 | November 19, 2022 | Vanderbilt | 31–24 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vanderbilt | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Florida | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: October 7
* Game time: 4:01 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 89,432
* Referee: David Smith
* TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Tori Petry (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
| Statistics | Vanderbilt | Florida |
| First downs | 13 | 25 |
| Plays–yards | 53–340 | 71–495 |
| Rushes–yards | 19–64 | 30–215 |
| Passing yards | 276 | 280 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–34–0 | 34–41–1 |
| Time of possession | 23:02 | 36:58 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Ken Seals | 19/34, 276 yards, 2 TD |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Sedrick Alexander | 8 carries, 27 yards |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Will Sheppard | 3 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 30/36, 254 yards, 3 TD |
| Florida | Rushing | Montrell Johnson Jr. | 18 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida | Receiving | Arlis Boardingham | 7 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Florida −18.5 | 51.5 |

### South Carolina

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
| 30–10–3 | November 12, 2022 | Florida | 38–6 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida | 10 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
| South Carolina | 14 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 39 |
at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina
* Date: October 14
* Game time: 3:35 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: W at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) • Weather: sunny
* Game attendance: 79,247
* Referee: Steve Marlowe
* TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
| Statistics | Florida | South Carolina |
| First downs | 28 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 81–494 | 63–465 |
| Rushes–yards | 33–71 | 33–152 |
| Passing yards | 423 | 313 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 30–48–0 | 23–30–1 |
| Time of possession | 32:44 | 27:16 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 30/48, 423 yards, 3 TD |
| Florida | Rushing | Montrell Johnson Jr. | 11 carries, 50 yards |
| Florida | Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 10 receptions, 166 yards, 1 TD |
| South Carolina | Passing | Spencer Rattler | 23/30, 313 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT |
| South Carolina | Rushing | Mario Anderson | 20 carries, 98 yards |
| South Carolina | Receiving | Xavier Legette | 5 receptions, 110 yards |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| South Carolina −1.5 | 50.5 |

### No. 1 Georgia

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
| 44–54–2 | October 29, 2022 | Georgia | 42–20 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 1 Georgia | 10 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 43 |
| Florida | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
at EverBank Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: October 28
* Game time: 3:45 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 76,251
* Referee: Matt Loeffler
* TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
| Statistics | Georgia | Florida |
| First downs | 23 | 16 |
| Plays–yards | 66–486 | 59–339 |
| Rushes–yards | 38–171 | 25–109 |
| Passing yards | 315 | 230 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–28–0 | 25–34–0 |
| Time of possession | 33:29 | 26:31 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Georgia | Passing | Carson Beck | 19/28, 315 yards, 2 TD |
| Georgia | Rushing | Daijun Edwards | 16 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD |
| Georgia | Receiving | Ladd McConkey | 6 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 25/34, 230 yards, 2 TD |
| Florida | Rushing | Montrell Johnson Jr. | 9 carries, 82 yards |
| Florida | Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 6 receptions, 99 yards |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Georgia −14.5 | 50.5 |

### Arkansas

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
| 10–2 | November 14, 2020 | Florida | 63–35 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Arkansas | 14 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 39 |
| Florida | 14 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 36 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: November 4
* Game time: 12:01 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: N at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: sunny
* Game attendance: 89,782
* Referee: Lee Hedrick
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
| Statistics | Arkansas | Florida |
| First downs | 23 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 78–481 | 70–394 |
| Rushes–yards | 47–226 | 28–112 |
| Passing yards | 255 | 282 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 20–31–1 | 26–42–0 |
| Time of possession | 29:46 | 30:14 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arkansas | Passing | KJ Jefferson | 20/31, 255 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Arkansas | Rushing | Raheim Sanders | 18 carries, 103 yards |
| Arkansas | Receiving | Andrew Armstrong | 3 receptions, 103 yards |
| Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 26/42, 282 yards, 3 TD |
| Florida | Rushing | Trevor Etienne | 12 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida | Receiving | Eugene Wilson III | 8 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Florida −2.5 | 49.5 |

### No. 19 LSU

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
| 33–30–3 | October 15, 2022 | LSU | 45–35 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| No. 19 LSU | 7 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 52 |
at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
* Date: November 11
* Game time: 6:39 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: cloudy
* Game attendance: 102,321
* Referee: Steve Marlowe
* TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Cole Cubelic (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
| Statistics | Florida | LSU |
| First downs | 27 | 25 |
| Plays–yards | 488 | 701 |
| Rushes–yards | 177 | 329 |
| Passing yards | 311 | 372 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 23–38–0 | 17–26–0 |
| Time of possession | 34:24 | 25:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 26/38, 311 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida | Rushing | Trevor Etienne | 18 carries, 99 yards, 3 TD |
| Florida | Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 7 receptions, 103 yards |
| LSU | Passing | Jayden Daniels | 17/26, 372 yards, 3 TD |
| LSU | Rushing | Jayden Daniels | 12 carries, 234 yards, 2 TD |
| LSU | Receiving | Brian Thomas Jr. | 6 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| LSU −15.5 | 67.5 |

### No. 9 Missouri

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
| 6–6 | October 5, 2022 | Florida | 24–17 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
| No. 9 Missouri | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
* Date: November 18
* Game time: 6:36 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind: W at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: sunny
* Game attendance: 62,621
* Referee: Scott Walker
* TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Katie George (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
| Statistics | Florida | Missouri |
| First downs | 23 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 66–500 | 67–508 |
| Rushes–yards | 40–261 | 32–177 |
| Passing yards | 239 | 331 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 18–26–1 | 20–35–0 |
| Time of possession | 33:08 | 26:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 14/21, 183 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Florida | Rushing | Montrell Johnson Jr. | 12 carries, 85 yards |
| Florida | Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 2 receptions, 72 yards |
| Missouri | Passing | Brady Cook | 20/34, 331 yards, 1 TD |
| Missouri | Rushing | Cody Schrader | 23 carries, 148 yards, 1 TD |
| Missouri | Receiving | Luther Burden III | 9 receptions, 158 yards |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Missouri −12.5 | 55.5 |

### No. 5 Florida State

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
| 37–27–2 | November 25, 2022 | Florida State | 45–38 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Florida State | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Florida | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: November 25
* Game time: 7:13 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: cloudy
* Game attendance: 90,341
* Referee: Jeff Heaser
* TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
| Statistics | Florida State | Florida |
| First downs | 16 | 13 |
| Plays–yards | 57–224 | 60–232 |
| Rushes–yards | 31–90 | 44–146 |
| Passing yards | 134 | 86 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 12–26–0 | 9–16–1 |
| Time of possession | 25:08 | 34:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida State | Passing | Tate Rodemaker | 12/25, 134 yards |
| Florida State | Rushing | Trey Benson | 19 carries, 95 yards, 3 TD |
| Florida State | Receiving | Johnny Wilson | 6 receptions, 64 yards |
| Florida | Passing | Max Brown | 9/16, 86 yards, 1 INT |
| Florida | Rushing | Montrell Johnson Jr. | 18 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida | Receiving | Eugene Wilson III | 3 receptions, 36 yards |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| FSU −6.5 | 49.5 |

## Personnel
### Roster

    As of August 24, 2023

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Joined staff |
| Billy Napier | Head coach | 2022 |
| Rob Sale | Offensive coordinator / offensive line | 2022 |
| Austin Armstrong | Defensive coordinator | 2023 |
| Sean Spencer | Co-defensive coordinator / defensive line | 2022 |
| Jabbar Juluke | Associate head coach (offense) / running backs | 2022 |
| Corey Raymond | Assistant head coach / secondary | 2022 |
| Jay Bateman | Inside linebackers | 2022 |
| Russ Callaway | Tight ends | 2022 |
| Billy Gonzales | Wide receivers | 2023 |
| Mike Peterson | Edge | 2022 |
| Darnell Stapleton | Offensive line | 2022 |
| Mark Hocke | Associate head coach / director of strength and conditioning | 2022 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 1 | 31 | Ricky Pearsall | WR | San Francisco 49ers |
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